Extensive Demethylation of Repetitive Elements During Seed Development Underlies Gene Imprinting

DNA methylation is an epigenetic mark associated with transposable element silencing and gene imprinting in flowering plants and mammals. In plants, imprinting occurs in the endosperm, which nourishes the embryo during seed development. We have profiled Arabidopsis DNA methylation genome-wide in the...

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Main Authors: Gehring, Mary, Bubb, Kerry L., Henikoff, Steven
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84596
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2280-1522